The Portman Construction Updates

Construction Snapshot

The Portman at a Glance

The Portman is Ellington's 173-residence apartment building in Jumeirah Village Circle, described in the RERA report as G+3P+16+R: a ground floor, three podium levels and 16 residential floors under a roof level. Construction started on 12 December 2022, the DLD registered the project on 10 January 2023, and the register read 78.67% on 7 August 2026. What sets this record apart is that both scheduled dates already sat in the past at that reading, so the original handover schedule and the registered completion date are shown side by side below rather than as a single target.

Figures from Dubai Land Department registration records, updated after each recorded inspection. How every project on this site is tracked is explained once on the Dubai Construction Updates hub.

Pace Analysis

How Fast The Portman Has Been Built

With a single dated reading on the register, The Portman's pace can only be read as one whole-build average rather than as phases between inspections:

• Dec 2022 to Aug 2026: construction start to the 7 August 2026 reading, 78.67 points over 1,334 daysAbout 1.77 points per month
• After 7 August 2026: distance still to record on the DLD register, 78.67% to 100%21.33 points remain

That average is arithmetic, not a forecast: it spreads 78.67 points evenly across 1,334 days on a 30-day month, while the RERA report of 7 August 2026 shows the work itself changing character, with enabling, foundation and structural works recorded complete and MEP, the external envelope, internal works and internal finishes progressing. A second dated reading will turn the single average into a measured pace between two inspections; until then the record cannot show whether the finishing packages move more or fewer points per month than the frame did. For an end user, the practical reading is that the 21.33 points left sit inside the building and on its outer skin rather than in new floors. For an investor, both the original Q3 2025 schedule and the 30 September 2025 registered completion date have passed, so the next register figure, not a calendar date, is the measure to follow until Ellington confirms a current completion date in writing.

Stage Record

The Portman Build Stages, Mapped to the Inspections

Each stage below is pinned to the dates The Portman's record actually carries: the 12 December 2022 start, the 10 January 2023 registration and the 7 August 2026 RERA inspection at 78.67%. Where the record gives a stage no date of its own, none is invented here.

What each construction stage involves in general is covered once in the guides on the Dubai Construction Updates hub, so this page stays focused on The Portman's own record.

Approaching Handover

Between 78.67% and Handover: What The Portman Buyers Should Do Now

The 21.33 points still to be recorded at The Portman are MEP, envelope and finishing work around a frame that RERA recorded complete on 7 August 2026, so the remaining progress is in building systems and surfaces rather than new floors, and this is the stretch where buyer preparation counts most. A handover notice usually leaves only a short window to complete the appointment, so the three steps below are worth doing now rather than once Ellington's notice arrives.

First, plan independent snagging so defects in your apartment are documented before you accept it; no window is open yet, and The Portman snagging page explains what is checked once Ellington's notice opens it.

Second, confirm that the 30% due on completion goes only to the Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank escrow account registered for project 2537, using The Portman escrow verification page, so the last payment follows recorded progress, not a request.

Third, if residency is part of your plan, read The Portman Golden Visa threshold guide before handover: it sets each unit type's starting price against the property threshold, and title deed timing shapes the application path.

Send me your unit number on WhatsApp and I will tell you what the latest inspection means for your handover and map the sequence for your specific unit.

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